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(ModeL) P. F. WEBER.

v I IRONING TABLE. No., 303,079. Patented Aug. 5, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,079, dated August5, 1884.

Application filed December 14, 1883. (ModeL) To aZZ whom it mayconcern.-

Be it known that I, PETER F. WEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the oounty'of Bartholomew and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Boards, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in an ironing-board forwhich Letters Patent No. 287,596, dated October 30, 1883,

were granted to me. a

The objects of my improvements are to provide a removableslightly-yielding covering for the expansible neck-ring; to provideimproved means for securing the movable side of the neck-ring to theboard, and improved means for securing the neckband of a shirt to thesaid neck-ring.

The accompanying drawings illustrate'my invention.

Figure 1 is a plan of the adjustable neckring and a portion of theironingboard. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is aview of details, showing the construc tion of the sliding bar and stud.Fig. 4 is a view of the neck-ring covering.

a is an expansible ring, having one side secured to the board by screwsthrough lug b, which are secured to the edge of the ring. Said ringconsists of a narrow strip of metal, having the ends overlapped andprovided with a series of holes, 12, on one of the overlapping ends, anda corresponding stop, 0, on the other, for the purpose of adjusting thering to different-sized neckbands, and also provided with a slot throughboth overlapping ends for the passage of a stud, e, to enter thebuttonholes in the neckband, all as fully shown and described in myformer patent, before mentioned. I have found in practice that it isnecessary to the best results in ironing the neckband of the shirt tohave the aforesaid metallic ring covered with a slightly-yieldingmaterial, and that said covering should be easily removable, for thepurpose of cleaning it, and it should also be adapted to conform to thevarying circumference of the ring. For this purpose I make a band ofcloth, a, of a little more than sufficient length to encircle theneck-ring when expanded to its greatest diameter. Said c1oth-band is ofabout the same width as the neck ring, and is preferably formed bydoubling a strip of cotton-flannel with the nap-surfaces together. Abuttonhole, f, is formed near one end of said band, and a series ofholes, g, near the other end, which is also provided with a hook, h.

z is a bar adapted to slide in a bearing, j,- which is secured by screwsto the surface of the ironing-board. Said bar is provided with a seriesof holes, 71 and its upper surface is graduated and marked with figurescorresponding to different lengths of neckbands. A springstop, Z, ispivoted to bearingj, and enters any one of the series of holes in bar c,thereby holding it in any desired position. A stud, e, is arranged toslide in grooves m m in the sides of bar i. Said stud is of such thickness as to. slip easily through the slot (Z, and thatside of theneck-ring is thereby held down to the ironingboard. The end of stud e isnotched or otherwise so formed as to hold the button-holes of coveringoz and the neckband of the shirt.

The operation of my device is as follows: The expansible ring a is setso that its circunr ference shall correspond with the length of theneckband to be ironed. Sliding bar t is now slid outward till its outerend rests against the inside of the ring, where it is held by stop Z,the stud e at the same time protruding through slot (Z. Stud 0 may nowbe drawn still farther outward, so that the button-hole f in cloth bandit may be easily passed overit. Said band is then drawn closely roundthe expansible ring and the end secured by hook h, the stud eprotrudingthrough some one of the series of holes 9. The bosom of theshirt to be ironed is now drawn smoothly over the board and the neckbandpassed around ring a, and its cloth covering being secured in place bypassing the button-holes over stud c. It has been found in this class ofexpansible neclc-rings as heretofore constructed that the stud c is inthe way of the smoothing-iron when it passes round the neckband. In mypresent device when the iron comes in contact with the end of the studsaid stud yields before it,being pushed inward on bar a; as the ironpasses. The yielding of said stud and the yielding covering anbetweenthe neckband and the metallic ring, enables me to smooth and stiffen theneckband of a shirt more easily and neatly than heretofore.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with an ironlng-board and anexpansible ring, for the purpose set forth, of the cloth covering-bandn, provided with hole f, series of holes 9, and hook h, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

